Ruptured intracranial aneurysms in the elderly: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 119-123

  Sedat, Jacques ^a,b   Dib, Mustapha ^a   Rasendrarijao, David ^a   Fontaine, Denys ^a   Lonjon, Michel ^a   Paquis, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^b University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Intracranial aneurysm; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 24644456444     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:2:2:119     Document Type: Review

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